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Curated Peru Icons gathers every great sight of Peru into a single 17-day trip with time to enjoy each one. Paracas Bay, the Ballestas Islands, the Huacachina Oasis and the Nazca Lines open the journey; Arequipa, the Colca Canyon and Lake Titicaca follow; and the Route of the Sun brings you to Cusco for a city tour and the hike to Rainbow Mountain. Two days in the Sacred Valley — a VIP day at Maras and Moray and a day in Pisac and Ollantaytambo — prepare you for the panoramic train to Machu Picchu. The most complete Peru tour package of our collection.
Curated Peru Icons at a glance: 17 days of Peru’s greatest sights, from Paracas to Machu Picchu. Tap any day to see the details.
Every day of your trip, with where you'll spend the night.
Day 1
Your driver welcomes you in the arrivals hall and escorts you along the coast to your hotel in Miraflores. The rest of the day is yours: stroll the clifftop malecón, watch paragliders drift over the Pacific and enjoy a first taste of the cuisine that has made Lima one of the great food capitals of the world.
Day 2
Leave the capital behind and travel south along the Pacific coast to the bay of Paracas (approx. 3.5 hours). In the afternoon, explore the Paracas National Reserve, where ochre desert cliffs and red-sand beaches meet the ocean, home to sea lions, flamingos and countless seabirds. Settle into your seaside hotel for a relaxed evening by the bay.
Day 3
Board a morning boat to the Ballestas Islands, the “Peruvian Galápagos”, passing the giant Candelabra geoglyph to see sea lions, Humboldt penguins and thousands of seabirds. Then drive inland to the Huacachina Oasis, a palm-fringed lagoon surrounded by some of the tallest sand dunes in South America, where a dune buggy ride at sunset is the perfect way to end the day.
Day 4
A morning in the sky, an afternoon on the road. Your light aircraft circles the hummingbird, the monkey and the other giant figures of the Nazca Lines, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of archaeology’s greatest unsolved puzzles. Then relax on the scenic journey through desert valleys and along coastal cliffs to Arequipa, Peru’s elegant “White City”.
Day 5
A well-earned pause between the desert and the Andes. Wander the colorful streets of the Santa Catalina Monastery, a city within the city, admire El Misti volcano from the Yanahuara viewpoint, visit the Museo Santuarios Andinos, home of the Inca ice maiden “Juanita”, or simply rest and acclimatize at approx. 2,335 m.
Day 6
Cross the high plateau through the Salinas y Aguada Blanca reserve, where wild vicuñas graze, to the Patapampa viewpoint (approx. 4,900 m), surrounded by volcanoes. Descend into the Colca Valley, where communities still farm the terraces carved by their ancestors, and end the day soaking in natural hot springs as the sun sets over the Andes.
Day 7
Wake up early, because the condors don’t wait. Follow the edge of the Colca Canyon, one of the deepest in the world, to the Cruz del Cóndor viewpoint, where Andean condors with wingspans of up to three meters ride the morning thermals. On the way back, visit the colonial churches and villages of Maca and Yanque.
Day 8
A spectacular journey of approximately 300 km across the altiplano. Admire volcanic peaks, high-altitude lagoons and herds of llamas and alpacas grazing on the puna, before arriving in Puno (approx. 3,830 m), the folkloric capital of Peru, on the shores of Lake Titicaca.
Day 9
Set sail on Lake Titicaca, the world’s highest navigable lake. First stop: the Uros Floating Islands, woven entirely from totora reeds by families who still live on them today. Continue to Taquile Island, whose textile art is recognized by UNESCO and where the men are master knitters, for a walk along its stone paths and a lunch of fresh lake trout with views of the Bolivian Andes.
Day 10
From the shores of Titicaca to the capital of the Incas. Cross La Raya Pass at over 4,300 m, where snow-capped peaks rise above herds of llamas and alpacas, then descend into green Andean valleys. Along the way, discover the monoliths of Pucará, the colossal Inca temple of Raqchi and the golden interior of Andahuaylillas, the “Sistine Chapel of the Americas”.
Day 11
Stone by stone, Cusco reveals its secrets. Your guide leads you from the Cathedral and the golden past of the Koricancha to the impressive zigzag walls of Sacsayhuamán, overlooking the red rooftops of the city. Continue to Qenqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay, three sacred sites that tell the story of Inca worship, defense and water engineering.
Day 12
An early departure takes you to the trailhead of Vinicunca, the Rainbow Mountain. Walk at your own pace through the high Andes as the colors of the land intensify with every step. At the viewpoint, more than 5,000 m above sea level, bands of red, gold and turquoise stretch across the mountainside. Horses are available for part of the way.
Day 13
A VIP day in the Sacred Valley with your own guide and vehicle. Visit Moray, where the Incas carved circular terraces into the earth as a crop laboratory, and the Maras salt mines, thousands of white salt pans still worked by local families. After lunch in the valley, explore the Inca fortress of Ollantaytambo and stay overnight in the Sacred Valley.
Day 14
Leave Cusco for the Sacred Valley of the Incas with your guide, following the Urubamba River past terraced hillsides and Andean villages. Visit the market and terraces of Pisac, enjoy lunch in the valley and explore the living Inca town of Ollantaytambo beneath its temple fortress. Spend the night in a hotel in the valley, lower and warmer than Cusco.
Day 15
Board a panoramic train in Ollantaytambo and follow the Urubamba River as the landscape turns from Andean fields to cloud forest, with glass ceilings framing the snow-capped peaks. Arrive in Aguas Calientes, at the foot of Machu Picchu, and spend a relaxed afternoon in this mountain town.
Day 16
Take an early bus up to Machu Picchu and discover the Inca citadel with your guide: the Main Plaza, the Temple of the Sun and the Intihuatana stone, set between towering green peaks above the Urubamba River. After the tour, return to Aguas Calientes and board the panoramic train back to Cusco.
Day 17
Transfer to Cusco airport for your morning flight to Lima, where you connect with your international flight home. End of services.
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Both. It is a ready-made Peru vacation package with every hotel, transfer, guide, train and excursion already planned, but it runs as a custom trip: you choose the date, the hotel category and the number of travelers, and we can adjust any day. Departures are daily, all year.
The Ballestas Islands, the Huacachina Oasis and the Nazca Lines; Arequipa and the Colca Canyon; Lake Titicaca and its islands; Cusco; Rainbow Mountain; the Sacred Valley with Maras, Moray, Pisac and Ollantaytambo; and Machu Picchu.
The valley is lower and warmer than Cusco, perfect for resting after Rainbow Mountain, and it has enough to fill two days: the VIP excursion to Maras and Moray, then Pisac and Ollantaytambo, right next to the train station for Machu Picchu.
16 nights with breakfast, all transfers, the Paracas Reserve, the Ballestas boat trip, the Nazca Lines flight, the Colca tour, the Lake Titicaca islands, the Route of the Sun bus, the Cusco city tour, Rainbow Mountain, the VIP Maras and Moray tour, the Sacred Valley, the panoramic train and Machu Picchu with guide.
It is a moderate hike above 5,000 m, and it comes on day 12, after more than a week at altitude, so you will be well acclimatized. Horses can be rented for part of the trail.
Altitude is introduced gradually: Arequipa (approx. 2,335 m) and the Colca Valley (approx. 3,600 m) prepare your body before Puno (approx. 3,830 m) and Cusco (approx. 3,400 m). Drink plenty of water, avoid heavy meals on arrival, try coca tea and take the first afternoon at each new altitude slowly. Consult your doctor before travel if you have a medical condition.
Yes. Departures are daily, all year, and every day of this 10-day itinerary can be adapted: add nights, upgrade hotels, switch to a luxury train to Machu Picchu or add Huayna Picchu. Just tell us in the request form.
The price depends on the hotel category you choose (Essential 2★, Comfort 3★, Superior 4★ or Deluxe 5★) and on the number of travelers. Open the Rates tab for the current price per person, based on double or twin accommodation. Domestic flights are quoted separately so you can choose airline and schedule.